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ArticleWorld journal of plastic surgery2021

Outcome of Comparison between Partial Thickness Skin Graft Harvesting from Scalp and Lower Limb for Scalp Defect: A Clinical Trial Study.

Mahdi Eskandarlou, Mehrdad Taghipour

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Article in World journal of plastic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Mahdi EskandarlouDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran.
Mehrdad TaghipourDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran.
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPartial-thickness skin graft is the cornerstone for scalp defect repair. Given the potential side effects following harvesting from these sites, this study aimed to compare the outcomes of graft harvesting from scalp and lower limb.

methodsThis clinical trial was conducted among a sample number of 40 partial thickness graft candidates (20 case and 20 control group) with scalp defect presenting to Plastic Surgery Clinic at Besat Hospital, Hamadan, Iran during 2018-2019. Sampling was done by simple randomization using random digit table. The donor site in case group and control group was scalp and lower limb respectively.

resultsOverall, 28 patients (70%) were male and 12 (30%) were female. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and trauma were the most common etiology for the defects. There was a statistically meaningful relationship between two groups regarding the etiology of defect (

conclusionScalp can safely be used as donor site for skin graft to be used for scalp defects associated with better results and lower complication rates compared to other donor sites.

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Donor siteGraftPartial thicknessScalp

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PMID34307094
PMCPMC8290453
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